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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-12
Methodist.

BROAD-sTREET Broad and Tenth streets
Rev = :. Lambeth, pastor Services Sunday
prayer meeting, 9 am; Sunday school, $50
am; sermon II am. and 1870 pm. Wednesday
1870 pm; Friday 40 pm.
CENTENARY Grace, near Fifth street)-Rey.
Or. W. T.. Edwards and George W. Wray, pas
tors Services sunday school, 9 AM; sermon,
IL pm. and 1880 pm.
CLAY-STREET Clay and Adams strcctsl-Rcy.
j. n. Riddick, pastor: SeryiceS-Sunday- school,
gl5 An: sermon, II AM. and 1880 PM; Wednes-
day, 1870 PM.
PARK-PLACE FRANKLIN and Pine strs.)-Rev.
W. +. Evans, pastor; Services sunday school,
Gam; sermon, IL am. and SPIN; Wednesday,
pm.
LAUREIrSTREET Laurel and Aibcmarle sts.)--
Rev. W. =. Wright, pastor: ryices-Sunday-
school, 9 am; sermon, II am. and 1870 pm.
UNION STATION Twenty and y sts.)-
Rev. j. c. Martin, pastor: Services sunday
school, 9 am; sermon, ii am. and 1870 pm;
Monday 1870 pm; Wednesday, 1:D pm.
TRINITY BROAD and Twentieth streets)-Rey
j. G. Reed. pastor: Services Sunday-schOOl, 9
am; sermon, II am. and 1870 pm; Wednes
day, 1870 pm; Friday, 1870 pm.
DENNY STREET-ReV. 4. A. jefferson, pas
tor: Services Sunday. ID ain. and 1870 pm.
"Wednesday 100 pm.
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AMUSEN ENTS.
Louis James and Marie wainwright.

The Hamlet of Louis James last night
was forcible, finished, and full of delicate
touches of pathos that won the entire
audience II was both dignified and
a powerful performance. Miss Vain
wright gave to the role of OpheIia beauty,
grace, and poetry that were charming.
The other support was excellent.
At the matinee to-day, "Much Ado About
Nothing" Mr.. James has few superiors
as Benodick and Miss Wainwright is one
of the most artistic Beatrices America has
produced. "Othello" tonight. James in
his great character of the Moor, and Miss
Wainwright as the lovely and ill-fated
Desdemond. The house should be crowded
at each performance.
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Christian.

SEVENTH STREET Grace and Seventh streets
Rev X. &. Cave, pastor: Services sunday
school, 9:lj am; sermon, II am and l:4j pm.
Wednesday, 145 pm.
MARSHALIrS STREET Marshall, near Hancock
streets)-Rey. L. \. Cutter, pastor Services
Sunday school, $3.50 am; sermon, ii am. and
1880 pm. Wednesday, pm.
TWENTY FIFTH STREET Twenty 18th and VI
streets)-Rev. H. G. Garrison, pastor: Ser
vices-Sermon, II am. and 100 pm. Mission
Band, Friday, pm; Ladies' Society, Wednes
daV 3.,l0 n.
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Lutheran.

FIRST ENGLISH Seventh and Grace streets
Rev. W. &. Schaetler pastor Scryices-Sun
day-schOOl $50 am; sermon, II am. and 1:O
pm; Luther Union, Tuesday, pm; Wednes
day, pm.
ST. JOHN's GERMAN eighth and Marshall
streets)-Rey. r. l.. Mcneil, pastor: Services
Sunday-schOOl, 9 am. sermon, ii am. and :
pm.
BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAN LUTHERAN
Sixth and Clay)-Rey. c. j. Ochlschlacger,
pastor: Seryices-Sunday IL am. and pm.
Wednesday pm.
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The Ottawa free trader., 1887-10-15
A pair Of youthful arms encircied her.

n pdT OF yOhthJW arms eHcTcteu hsT.
Hateful to Thankful as was the idea Of
being commserated, she nevertheless
could not resist the gentle courtesy and
gracious sympathy of Miss Schuyler. Be
sides, IL must be confessed that for the
first time In her life she felt doubt OF the
power Of her own independence, and a
strange fascination for this young gentle
woman whose arms were around her, who
could so thoroughly sympathize with her,
and yet allow herself TO be snubbed by
Lady Washington,
"You have mother, doubt not?"
said Thankful, raising her questioning
eyes TO Miss Schuyler.
Irrelevant as this question seemed to
the two gentlemen, Miss Schuyler an
swered it with feminine intuition: And
you, dear Mistress Thankful"-
Have none" said Thankful; and here,
I regret to say, she whimpered slightly, at
which Miss Schuyler, with tears in her
own fine eyes, bent her head suddenly to
Thankful's ear, put her arm about the
waist Of the pretty stranger, and then, to
the astonishment of Col. Hamilton,
quietly swept her out OF the august pres
ence.
men tilc uepr llill ClOScu upOH thcui,
Col Hamilton turned half smilingly, half
inquiringly, to his chief Washington re-
turned his glance kindly but gravely, and
then said quietly:
IF your suspicious jump with mine,
colonel, l need not remind you that 1t IL a
matter so delicate that il would be as well
If you locked it in your own breast for the
present; at least, that you should not In
innate to the gentleman whom you may
have suspected, aught that has passed this
evening""
"As you will, general" said the sub
altern respectfully; "but may ask"-he
hesitated-''if you believe that anything
more than u passing fancy for pretty
girl'-
"When nsked your silence, colonel, I"
interrupted Washington kindly, laying his
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-10-15
"Thankful blossom" she responded.

''1hdnktW blossom, shs Responded.
The sentry brought his musket to a
"present." "Pass, Thankful Blossom,
and God send 1t soon and the spring with
IL, md good night" he said, with strong
Milesian accent. And before the still
amazed girl could comprehend the mean
ing of his abrupt challenge, or his equally
abrupt departure, he had resumed his
monotonous pace In the moonlight. In
deed, as she stood looking after him, the
whole episode, the odd unreality Of the
moonlit landscape, the novelty OF her
position, the morbid play of her thoughts,
seemed to make it part Of o dream which
the morning light might dissipate, but
could never fully explain.
With something of this feeling still
upon her, she kept her way To the river.
Its banks were still fringed with ice,
through which its dark current flowed
noiselessly. She knew 1t flowed through
the camp where lay her faithless lover,
and for an instant indulged the thought
of following 1t, and facing him with the
proof of his guilt; but even at the thought
she recoiled with new and sudden doubt
in herself, and stood dreamily watching
the simmer of the moon on the icy banks,
until another, and, IL seemed to her,
equally unreal vision suddenly stayed her
feet, and drove the blood from her feverish
cheeks.
A figure was slowly approaching from
the direction Of the sleeping encampment.
Tall, erect and habited in q gray surtout,
with hood partially concealing its face,
il was the counterfeit presentment of the
chostly visitant she had heard described.
Thankful scarcely breathed, The brave
little heart that had not quailed be-
fore the sentry's leveled musket q mo-
ment before now faltered and stood
still, as the phantom with 9 slow
and majestic tread moved toward her.
She had only time to gain the shelter OF .
tree before the figure, majestically uncon-
scious of her presence, passed slowly by:
Through all her terror Thankful was stu
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-10-15

"Be seated, beg, Mistress Blossom, !"
he said, talking her cold hand In his, and
quietly replacing her in the unoccupied
chair. "Be seated, beg, and give me- If
you can, your attention for a moment.
The officer intrusted with the ungracious
task of occupying your fathers house is a
member Of my military family, and a
gentleman. II he has so far forgotten
himself-if he has so far disgraced him
self and me as"-
"Noi nor' uttered Thankful, with fe-
verish alacrity, 'the gentleman was most
.considerate. On the contrary-mayhap-
I''-she hesitated, and then came to full
stop, with heightened color, as q vivid
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
How to Address the President.

For ninety-seyen years the country has
grown in dignity, wealth and power under
the simple Constitutional title of the Chief
Executive of the American Republic,
until it eclipses all the high-sounding
designations of rank known to the vocabu
larry of monarchial institutions. All OF
ficial communications, or from strangers
should therefore be addressed "To the
President, Washington, D. c." A letter
from q personal friend should be ad
dressed "Grover Cleveland, Washing
ton, D. c." without title.
The President, to all communications
whether official or personal, simply signs
his name without the usual complimentary
closing as 'yours truly," or closing of re
spect, as "very respectfully" used by al
officials. s
The discussion of the subject of titles
Was commenced in Congress before tht
arrival of Washington in New York. In
. letter of July, 1889, to friend in Vir
ginia, the first President expressed hi'
opposition to an additional title. It was
urged that "His High Mightiness," the
title OF the Stockholders of Holland, wa'
his choice; but there is nothing to show
that he ever expressed such an opinion.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
Celery for Rheumatism.

In celery there must be some special
virtue, if we only knew what it is. Moth
ing is made in vain, and the powerful
smell and extraordinary taste of celery
are intimations from nature that it has
some special mission. Mr Ward of Per.
ristor Towers, Ross, writes that rheuma.
tism becomes impossible if celery is freely
used as an article of diet. Unfortunately
he says cooked celery; for it is the article
in its raw state to which we are all accus.
toned. "Cut the celery" he says" into
inch dice. Boil in water until soft. No
water must be poured away unless drunk
by the invalid. Then take new milk,
slightly thicken with -four, and flavor
with nutmeg; warm with the celery in
the saucepan; serve with diamonds OF
toasted bread round the dish, and eat
with potatoes" "Permit me to say" he
adds, "that cold or damp never produces
rheumatism but simply develop it. The
acid blood is the primary cause and the
sustaining power. While the blood is
alkaline there can be no rheumatism and
equally no gout." And Mr. Ward pro-
ceeds to say, "Let me fearlessly say that
rheumatism is impossible on such diet,
and yet our medical men allowed rheu.
matism to kill in 1875, 3,640 human
beings case as unnecessary as a
dirty face"
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
The Sealing of Letters.

How were letters sealed before the in
vention of gummed envelopes? In one Of
the last numbers of LIE Livre, Mr. s. Blon-
del has an interesting article on this sub
ject, in which he describes all the methods
of sealing that have been successfully en-
ployed from the remotest antiquity. The
first seals consisted of q ring that was
affixed to clay or bole, and later to chalk
or creta astaticia, a mixture of pitch, wax
and plaster. The use of wax did not begin
to become general till the Middle Ages.
Beeswax, rendered yellow by time, was
the first material used. Then came seal
ing wax mixed with white substance.
Red wax began with Louis VI, in Ills;
and green wax made its appearance about
the year 1853. %rsEar
In the thirteenth century, yellow, brown
rose, black, and blue were added to the
foregoing colors. Black wax is q rarity
met with in the seals of military religious
orders.
Among the ancients, ring seals were used
not only for sealing letters, but also, as
small locks were not common, tor sealing
caskets and chests that contain valuable
objects; and they were even employ ed
for sealing the doors of houses and apart
meDts.
Under the First Empire, people began
to use waters, which we're brought from
Italy by the soldiers and officers OF the
French Army. These waters were cut
with punch out of thin leaf made oi
-four. Finally gummed envelopes gradu,
ally began to replace sealing wax and
waters nearly everywhere. The first en-
velopes, which were man nufactured in
England, date back to 1910. The machine
for folding them was invented in ls43, by
Messrs Edwin Hill and Warren de Ia Rue
and in 1s49 was SO improved by the latter
that it was capable of folding and gum
ming 5000 envelopes per hour. Since
1850, the annual production of envelopel
has been greatly increasing, and there are
now being daily Manufactured in Paris
alone 100000.
As regards the seals used by oertail
famous individuals when the use of wa1
was in vogue, LIE Livre gives the following
inform alton:
Goethe, after his return from Italy
almost always sealed his letters with al
antique head, such as that of Socrates
Minerva or Leda. The astronomer La
lande's seal had q ship engraved upon it
and Meyerbeer's had Tyre, with th'
legend, "Always in tune" Victor Huge
had very simple seal At the sale o
his effects /. Arsene Houssaye bought |
seal with the initials V. H. so arranged
they formed the cipher A. H.-La Sea
ence en- FdnaiHe.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
Penalties Of Place and Popularity.
From the baltimore Americana p

Frank Lawler of. IlliGois, 10 the only
man in Congress who has taken q stand
in regard to:refusiuG TO See women whd
send their cards to him. Some time ago
it was published that his wife sent fol
him, and the door-keeper refused to 90 ca
Mr. Lawler because he had given orders "a
bring no cards from women to him. Mr.
Lawler says he was obliged to take this
stand, and adds: assi s5 tas
81 amit the ouiy usan- who dares to; do il.
You have noidea how they rar after me.
was bored TO deathby women from all owe,
country. The other members sent them
TO me, telling the women sto see Mr. Law
Ter. He has the Presidents ear and he
can do any thing II found it out, and
gave orders to ths doorkeepers to stoI
bringing me cards. Hihere are any wo
men who have offici& busiaess they can
find me at my. hotel after Congress ad
journs."
But even this precaution does not pre-
vent the women from seeing Mr. Lawler
He is one of the most polite men, and oft
times when he comes out from dinner a,
Willard's he finds a number of women
waiting in the reception room to see him
They come with petitions, and letters, aad
all want places, 80 Frank now tries to es
cape without being seen. Not long age
two fair widows came to the hotel to stay
They wanted places in the departments
and, of course. wanted Lawler's help, &C
they got the head waiter to place them ai
Mr. Lswler's table. The first day they
were as polite as could be. to the AMIGA
BILE to the Chicago Congressman, but they
n or nvar1i6 II oOA FrauH xuu,hla1
their racket. He had the head waiter
move his seat, and the poor widows, find
Ing themselves unable TO enlist Mr. Law
ler in their cause, left the hotel finally te
try other means of getting position. Nj
Lawler says he has always been afraid o.
widows, and that 10 the reason why hs
moved his seat.
[Mr Lawler is hardly the only member of Con
gress who will not let the women bother him-wt
think there are several others of thst sort.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
Crows ON a Spres.

A Chester, Penn, gentleman telfs an
interesting story of the manner in which
a Delaware county farmer got rid of crows.
He was greatly troubled BY the depreda-
tions of these birds, and all means TO drive
them away permanently having failed, he
tried an original plan. Taking half
peck or more Of corn, he soaked it thor
oughly in whiskey, and then scattered the
cereal along the fence of the field chiefly
visited by the feathered thieves. He soon
had number of crows eating the doctored
corn, and as they didn't fly away he went
to observe the effect of the dose. He
found every crow gloriously drunk, some
lying over on their sides, others tottering
around 10 maudlin attempt to fly. He
could have killed every one of them, but
the amusement created by the unusual
scene made him resolve to wait the out
come of the drunk. Gradua lily the birds
recovered, and one by one few unsteadily
away. They seem to realize that they
were victimized, and during the remain-
der of the season that farmer was not
troubled with any more depr edation by
crows.-PhiLadelphiG Press. ..-.s ~,
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
The Girls that are Wanted.

The girls that are wanted are good girls
Good from the heart to the lips; .arr.as
Pure as the lily is white and pure,
From its heart to its sweet leaf tips.
The girls that are wanted are good girls
Girls that are mothers right hand,
That fathers and brothers can trust to,
And the little ones understand. ast 80
Girls that are fair on the hearthstone.
And pleasant when nobody sees
Kind and sweet to their own folk,
Ready and anxious to please.
The girls that are wanted are wise girls,
That know what to do and say;
That drive with smile or soft word
The wrath of the household away.
The girls that are wanted are girls Of sense,
Whom fashion can never deceive;
Who can follow whatever Is pretty, 'sa2
And dare what is silly to leave.
The girls that are wanted are careful girls,
Who count what thing will cost
Who use with prudent, generous hand,
But see that nothing is lost.
The girls that are wanted are girls with hearts
They are wanted for mothers and wives;
Wanted to cradle in loving arms,
The strongest and frailest of lives.
The clever, the witty, the brilliant girl
They are very few, understand;
But oh for the wise loving home girls,
There's constant and steady demand.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
Choose q Calling.
tBy Rev HIT Hudson, in Shelby Aurora. i


Every young man should have some
particular business to pursne as q means
of supporting himself and being useful to
society. An aimless life is bound to lead
TO an utter failure. Have something to
do and do it manfully. When a captain
launches his ship he steers for some de-
finite port; so every young man should
have some definite purpose of life before
him and steer the vessel of life to that
port. Have you talent for some special
calling Then seek the calling to which
your native talent is adapted. This is a
question for you TO decide. When q
young man chooses calling, then let
him pursue it with such means as will in
sure success.
Rev. w. f. Crafts wrote to certain sue
cessful men to find out the secrets of their
sneeess and obtained the followering
answers:
Hon. Neal Dow said "Be industrious,
steady, faithful, prompt, true, business
always before pleasure. Never put of
until tomorrow what can be done today.
Incur no responsibility that cannot be
met without distress"
Hon. G. r. Vending said :. entire
consecration and concentration OF ones
whole attention and ability on the matter
in hand; and habits which do not injure
health; and prayer"
Another man succeeded by choosing a
calling adapted to his talent; by stick-to-
it-ivenesa; by taking care of his health.
A Chicago man attributes his success
to the observance of the rules: "Early to
bed, early to rise; plain food, good con-
science, good humor, honest work, self
help and prayer"
A man in Connecticut gives these as
elements of success can unbending
purpose to succeed; strict fairness in bust
ness, frmness and politeness, systematic
methods, pity"
Another succeeded by "constaut in.
dustry, dependence on his own self, hope
fulness, strict integrity, keeping promises,
saving earnings, constant reading.".
Economy in Small Thin0s.-Steady y
industry and thrift will go far in making
an ordinary laborer independent In his
means. When man spends less than he
makes, he is on the road to competency,
though he may be travelling but slowly.
A penny is a small matter, yet the comfort
of many families depend upon saving
them. 1t is worth while to attend to the
business proverbs of the world. Such az
these for instance: "Many little makes
a mickle." "Take care of the pennies and
the pounds will take care of themselves. u
ga penny saved is a penny gained" If q
man allows the little pennies to slip away
in the smoke of cigars, or the beer bottle
some this way and some that, he will find
that he has lost much in the course oi
time. On the other hand, if these pennies
are carefully laid away, he will soon find
| that his attention to small matters is en-.
larging his fund to increase his home
comfort.
Never be idle; if your hands can find
nothing to do cultivate the mind. KeeE
good company, speak the truth, make few
promises, pay as you 60, drink no liquor
| be kind and polite to all.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

By virtue of Decree of the Superior Court,
will sell, on Monday, February 2sth, 1887, at the
Court House door in Charlotte, N. c., by public
VALUABLE LAND, containing twenty Acres,
lying in Berryhill township. Mecklenburg coun-
ty, adjoining lands of Dr. l. ]. Sloan and j. W.
Tagert and known as Real Eslate of J. F. Tagert,
deceased. Said Land will be sold for assets to
pay debts of said deceased
Terms-Two hundred and fifty dollars of the
purchase money in cash; the balance on a credit
OF nine months, with approved security, Note
bearing interest at 8 per cent
HUGH w. HARRIS,
Feb. a, 1887. 4w Commissioner
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11

W- To facilitate the operation of plas-
tering device has lately been invented,
termed plaster's platform, which is set
ON casters and may be elevated or lowered
to wall or ceiling as the convenience OF
the workman may require. Accompany
ing this arrangement is an improved two
hand trowel, and the platform is capable
of extension in horizontal as we'll as in q
verticle direction. Thus. by the combined
use of the two, all cumbersome staging
and the old-time hod and short single.
handed trowel are dispensed with. The
mortar is placed in an extensible trough,
which is suspended on the platform at a
point and in q manner convenient to
workmen; the apparatus, can readily be
moved end wise from room to room, and
the cost of laying on either plaster ol
hard finish 10 said to be thus much re
duced.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11

II
TREATMENT OF WHooPING COUCH
The following method of disinfection of
sleeping and dwelling apartments and
clothes is recommended by M. Mohn in
the treatment Of whoping cough. Il ID
said to cure the cases Immediately. The
children are washed and clothed in clean
articles of dress, and removed to another
part of the town. The bed room snd
sitting room or nursery are then hermeti
cally sealed; all the bedding, playthings,
and other articles that cannot be washed
are exposed freely in the room, in which
sulphur is burnt 10 the proportion of 25
grammes to the cubic meter of space.
The room remains thus charged with snl
phurous acid for Eve hours, and is ther
freely ventilated. The children return
the same day, and may sleep and play ir
the dlsinfected rooms.-Lancet.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-02-11
Gold Reduction Works
FOR SALE

will sell that valuable Property known as
the ADAMS REDUCTION WORKS, situated
on the q. G. Railroad, one mile from Charlotte
the same consisting of about 1O1S Acres of Land
Buildings thereon for the operation of the works
an Engine of 200 Horse Power, new and never
used Furnaces, and all the Machinery, Tools and
Appliances necessary. w. P. BYNUM,
Attorney for Trustees.
~ The public sale of the above Property is
postponed, but it will be sold privately in lots
to suit purchasers, and will be shown on the
premises by Mr Husten.
W. P. BYNUM, Attorney.
Oct 1, 1886. If